Support



Jul-y 10, 1928.

M. J. WILLAMS SUPPORT f MYRL J. WILLIAMS, or oiiroAGo Patented .lilly 10,1928. Y y Unirse @is*raries!` einem ASSIGNCR T O WASiiBURNSCQiIPANr; OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 01"'lVlIASSACIl-Il'lSalt-TTS.A l

' surroivr.

.' Application filed September 17,1925. Serial No. 5.636,5.

This'invention` relates to improvements in supports. v Y i One objectof the invention is lto provide'a support for articles-tolvbe dried,'such as towels, clothes, etc., including a plurality of arms on which the articles may be hung,; a carrier on whichthe arms areI swingingly `supported on a common aris'so that thesame may either' be folded againstthe carrier in an inoperative position, orprojeeted tooperaL tive position, and a wall brackety on which the carrier is rotatably adjustableto dispose the axes on which the arms swing in either ,a f

horizontal Oi' a vertical position wl'iei'ein the carrier is displaceable laterally onthe bracket so that the carrier may be shifted during adjustment to clear anobstructiomsuch as a ledge, an adjacent projecting wallfporti'on,

ior an adjacent wall at the eornerwot aroom.

Anothervobject of theinvention-is to pro- .Vide a support of the character indicated, including a holder carrying a plurality of` yhinged arms 'adapted to support articles there;

on, wherein the holderisjad'justable and is adapted to belockedinpositionto bring the arms into operative relation,and1is further adjustable to lanother position s'o that the arms may be foldedl out 4of the way.

Still another object of the invention `is Vt provide a support of the character indicated,

of simple construction, comprising few parts and which may be cheaply and economically manufactured. f e

v.Other objectsl and advantages' of thel in-V vention4 will more fully andA clearly appear,

from the description and claim.hereinafter following 'thereof insection. Figure 2 isa perspecsupporting arms in pendent,A inoperative A.In the drawing forming a part ofthis specification, Figure 1 is a front elevational view 'of the improved support showing parts tive viewy of the support, showing the articlerposition. 'Figure Slisfa vertical, sectional view corresponding substantially to the line 3 3 of Figure l, the horizontal position ot the carrier being shown in Jfull lines and the i. port applied in the corner of two adjacent vertical position of the saine being indicated t Y' Yin dotted lines. Figure is a horizontal,` sec- I50 tional view corresponding substantially to the line 1 -4 of Figure 3, showing the supwalls of a'room.

,The improved support, as shown, comprises broadly, a bracketfA to be secured to a wall; a carrier B mounted on theibraclret arms D-D on thecarrierli y vand a plurality or' swingingly supported The bracket Aisinthe form Otan elon-f gated, dishedplatelilre member 'having vopen-A` ings lO-,10 'at thet'opl andr bottom thereof adapted'toreceive screwsor other fastening rdevices bywhieh .the'lbraelret is secured to a `wall or any other support; jthe plate A is provided with 11 in the 'form of a short rivethavingan' enlarged head l2.' Tlieshank of the rivet reduced at the inner fend,ras`. indicated atll,

the reduced portion being accommodated' in l a vsuitable,opening in the plate fA and the free vendiof thefrivet being upset as indicated at :At the` eenter,j i a pivot memberv 14.' The vplate A` is V'also'.provided. with a I locking element 15in theform otja `rivet disposed above'the pivot member 11. vThe lockl ing element 15- is, in` all respects similarto .the member 11 hereinbefore described', havbar, having a;main body portion 18y and a pair of outwardly projecting armshorlugs avling the inner end i 19 atrtheioppositeendsfthereot The main" body portion v18 of the 4bar` B isfprovided with an lelongated central-opening 20 'adapted to slidinglyreceive .the pivot member 11.

It will `beevidei'ot-thatthe carrier' B jisthus l i rotatably, adj ustably mounted onthe bracket".L l

A.V and is also laterally-movable .thereon,the

open-ing 20 andthe pivot-member- 1-1 "provid ing a lost motion connectionbetween theY supporting plate and the carrier B. The main body portion 18 of the carrier B is pr` o-` vided with a pair of L-shapedlocking recesse/s 21-21 adjacent the opposite'ends and" openingthrough the 'same side edge there -V of. The elongated portion of each L-shaped recess extends vparallel to the longitudial axis of the member 18. As most clearlyshown in .Y Y

' Figures 1 and 2, the walls at the entrance to the openings 21 are rounded oiff as vindicated at 22` and .23 to' facilitate entering the' l locking `member 15 within the corresponding opening. The Vfree ends of the arms 19'are j f iesv 'provided with alined openings radapted y to receive a pivot pin 24 on which the arms'D are swingingly supported. "As herein illus- 'f trated, the arms D are' preferably"threein number, and may be of any suitable design.

' The armsD are independently rotatable on the pin 24 and may be adjusted to different angular positions with reference to each other so as to provide spaced members oni which the articles to be dried may be hung. In using my improved support, the

bracket is secured to a vertically disposed wall in the position shown in Figures 1 and It will be evident that with the cariicr disposed in the horizontal position shown yin these two tigures, the 'arms D will' assume a pendent position in which they will be jfolded out of the way against the wall. In

order to bring the supporting arms D to operative position, the carrier B'is rotated about the pivot 11 until one of the locking recesses 21 is brought into registration with the locking element 15. After the element 15 has been entered within one ofthe recesses 21, the carrier is slid a slight distance in `Vorder to engage thelockmg element 15 in the elongated straight portion of the r cess 21 and lock the carrier B in vertical posi- Y `cesses 21. By providing the elongated opening 2O in which the pivot member 11 works, the necessary sliding movement for permitting locking engagement ot the pin 15 with the corresponding locking recess 21 is permitted. In this connection, it is pointed out Vthat the elongated recess is made of sutlicient length to permit of lateral shitting ot the carrier` B on the plate A to such an extent that the carrier will clear any obstruction which may be presented adjacent'either sidevot thesupporting plate A. By this arrangement, my support is particularly adapted for use'in confined places, such as corners vot rooms, or on lwalls that have projecting portions. Figure 4r illustrates the support applied in the corner ot a room. vAs shown inthis figure, the carrier B may be shifted to one side so as to clear the adjacent wall and permit the carrier to be swung on the plate A without coming into Contact with said wall.

It will be evident that I.have provided a Vsupport tor articles to be dried which is ot extremely simple construction and which may be cheaply and economically,manufactured. By providing a carrier whifliis formed trema straight bar, having the opposite ends tlieieot bent up at right angles to provide a U-shaped member, the cost of manufacture ot this element4 is greatlyV reduced and a substantial saving in material eii'ected. A series ot carriers may be cut from a single bar, it being merely necessary to provide the barv with openings 2G and locking recesses 21 at intervals and severing the bar intopropei lengths to provide the proper number of carriers.A After-the bar has been severed into lengths, the oppositeV endsot' each section are bent at right angles thereto to provide the pivot pin receiving Y arms or lugs. f

lVhile I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred manner of carrying out my invention, the' saine is merely illustrative, and I contemplate all changes and modiiications that come within the scope ot the vclaim appended hereto.

I claim: Y

In` a support, the combination with a bracket; of a U-shaped bar; a plurality ot swinging arms disposed between the tree end members of said U-shaped bar, the main body portion of thebarrhaving an elongated, longitudinally disposed central opening and a pair-ol locking recesses extend ing inwardly from one side edge thereof; a

pivot member tiXed to the bracket and slidingly accommodated in said elongated opening of the bar: and a` locking lug on said bracket adapted to be engagedr in either of j said locking recesses ot the bar to lock the latter to the bracket.

4In witness that I claim thev foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 9th day of September, 1925. p

MYRL J. WiniiniMs,V 

